The code goblins at Nomad Games and Asmodee Digital must have been very busy of late as they’ve only gone and announced MORE free downloadable content for Talisman: Origins which will be out on Steam, iOS and Android on the 18th of July!
This time it’s the Warrior that gets the spotlight in A Warrior’s Tale, a new adventure inspired by the original quests featured in Talisman Prologue.
A post over on designer and developer Ian Lemke‘s social media tonight confirmed that the Playtest Guide for Talisman Adventures: Fantasy Roleplaying Game from Pegasus Spiele has just gone off to the printers before its release at Gen Con in a few short weeks time!
There have been no further details since the cover art was spoiled earlier this year in the Pegasus Spiele US Catalogue, though it was not known whether or not it was placeholder art at the time.
Excitement is building!!!
Great news for fans of Talisman AND of the Batman Universe as Talisman: Batman Super-Villains Edition from USAopoly (The OP) is now available to purchase!
I don’t have my copy as yet, but can’t wait to get hold of it and have the fantastic miniatures painted up and play through the corridors of Arkham Asylum!
Although I don’t have much news to tell about the game as yet, you can check out the game entry on BoardGameGeek where Papa_Tom has uploaded a host of images for you to see.
Another piece of news is that USAopoly will have the game for sale early next month at Gen Con, so lucky visitors will be able to score a copy there!
It’s been frustratingly quiet over the start of the summer with a distinct lack of updates about the various titles coming from Pegasus Spiele this year from the Talisman stable, with any “news” being gleaned from the various distributor sites which may or may not include accurate information.
So, here goes with a fair amount of guesswork based on what is already known, and what might be happening…
The ACD Distribution website seems to have been updated with some new dates for when the reprinted Revised 4th Edition of Talisman and its expansions, plus the new card game, Talisman: Clash of Heroes will be available, which is the 19th of October this year. Of course, this misses the original date that was being touted in August around Gen Con, but it does put it within touching distance of Spiel in Essen!
Then, we have some interesting developments with the upcoming Talisman Adventures: Fantasy Role Playing Game with entries on the Lion Rampant Imports website and on the Pegasus Spiele webstore.
Lion Rampant list FOUR titles for the series – 47500E: Core Rulebook (Hard Cover) and 47501E: Core Rulebook – Alternate Cover (listed elsewhere as Limited Edition) (Hard Cover) (both expected August), plus 47502E: Starter Box (listed elsewhere as Intro Box) and 47503E: GM Screen (both expected November).
However…
On the Pegasus Spiele site a new entry has popped up for 47504E: Talisman Adventures RPG Playtest Guide listed at €8.99, but with no expected date. The dimensions listed would suggest that it is in book format however.
Clearly a “playtest guide” would suggest that the RPG is not quite ready for release and, although it might be disappointing that the game appears to be delayed, it is heartening that they are taking the trouble to move to a playtest “phase” so that the game is good as it can be when it eventually does get a release.
Here’s hoping that we get some official news before too long, and perhaps some updated cover art so we know what to expect over the coming months!
It seems like someone might be jumping the gun again, but thanks to Matthew for pointing me at an online auction where the seller has listed a preorder for Talisman: Kingdom Hearts Edition from The OP (USAopoly)!
It mentions that the game is due late September, but I’m not sure how accurate that is, but what’s more interesting is that there are images of the miniatures, board art and card examples!
Buyer beware though, as Zatu Games also has a preorder on their site for less than half of the price listed on eBay, so shop around!
The game components looks really bright and colourful, and are totally in keeping with the subject matter, as opposed to the dark, gritty nature of the Talisman: Batman Super-Villains Edition.
…and those miniature sculpts are awesome too and I can’t wait to get my sticky mitts on them!
Nomad Games have confirmed today that, Beyond the Veil, a new expansion for Talisman: Origins will be coming to the game on the 3rd of July!
Whilst you are waiting, they have also mentioned that next week will see an update that will include new FREE content for the game, so keep your eyes peeled for more on that!
*Originally posted on 3rd May, but reposted for visibility*
I posted this recently over on the Talisman Island Facebook Page, but am just going to C&P here with a few amendments as to be frank, it is very difficult for me to be ‘creative’ with what needs to be said.
I’ve been dreading posting about it really because, not only are the circumstances surrounding the auction very sad, but having met Jean-Marie and the fact that I consider him a friend brings it a lot closer to home.
Jean-Marie Baveux is a former French Marine Corps soldier and war veteran and father of two daughters, Lola (15yo) and Danaé (13yo).
He is a former game designer and writer, long-time collector of games, statues and other collectable and a huge Talisman fan, gamer and collector since 1983.
He also has Merkel Cell Carcinoma and it is very likely that he will not survive.
What he wants to do is liquidate some of his assets and put money aside for his two daughters, as it’s likely that he will not be able to provide for them in the future.
Jean-Marie has taken the time to write up a useful FAQ (linked below) for the auction, including how to register and bid with the online auction house – Septimus Auctions in Belgium.
Septimus Auction June 9th 2019 Registration & Bidding Procedures
For starters, take a look at the auction which will take place at 11am on the 9th of June 2019 – Jean-Marie’s lots are numbered from 606 to 632 – and then get yourself registered on the site as you will need a bit of lead time to confirm payment details etc.
Auction Page at Septimus Auctions
The lots include four examples of original Talisman cover art from The Reaper, The Dungeon, The Woodland and The Harbinger expansions by Ralph Horsley, all historical and legendary Legend of the Five Rings CCG Bayushi Kachiko original paintings by Matthew D. Wilson, L5R, Magic: The Gathering and Dungeon & Dragons original art by Brian Snoddy, R.K Post and Chris Seaman will be auctioned, as well as very rare board games & RPGs, including an original Gen Con edition copy of the Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium RPG by Last Unicorn Games plus an ultra limited edition copy of Mythgardia and its expansion by Bob Harris.
I’ll probably be spamming this a little bit over the next month, but this needs as much coverage as possible, so if you know of any groups that might be interested in anything that he has for auction, then please share it!
As it turns out, May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, so I figured a link might be useful for people at this time –
You may have seen over on the Talisman Island social media feeds that I’ve been posting some news from the first day of UK Games Expo, which included some images of the Pegasus Spiele stand (amongst others) and a hint at a new competition being launched today.
The first prize winner will pick up €120 in store credit at the Pegasus Spiele store PLUS a copy of the upcoming reprint of the Revised 4th Edition of Talisman, and three runners up will net themselves a copy of the reprinted base game.
The competition will be judged by Michael Palm and Lukas Zach, the designers of Talisman: Legendary Tales, plus editors from Pegasus Spiele!
All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to make up a new Adventure for Talisman: Legendary Tales, using any of the assets available in the game box and following the advice given in the leaflet (pdf below) and on the competition pages.
Just for fun, you can download a little homebrew expansion for Talisman: Legendary Tales that I made recently which was based on two of the quests for the Warrior from Talisman: Prologue. Obviously I can’t enter it as it uses new tokens, but it might give you a few ideas!
Have fun!
A news post this afternoon confirmed that, as part of their celebrations for International Tabletop Day 2019, those fun-loving people at Geek & Sundry will be streaming a game of Talisman: Batman Super-Villains Edition from USAopoly (The OP) via their Twitch stream!
They have a full day of gaming going on, but if you tune in at 12pm PDT (8pm BST) on the 1st of June you can get a sneak peek at the game two weeks before it gets an official release at Origins Game Fair.
It’ll be great to see what changes have been made to the game, and those miniatures are spectacular! I can’t wait to get hold of the game and give it an outing!
Along with the release of Talisman: Origins and The Ancient Beasts expansion for Talisman: Digital Edition, the launch of Games Workshop‘s Skulls for the Skull Throne promotion on Steam has a huge range of discounts on the whole range of Talisman products from Nomad Games!
Talisman: Digital Edition has a massive 75% off and nearly all of its expansions and character packs are also on offer at between 30% to 52% off!
Talisman: The Horus Heresy also has 75% off the base game with all expansions being discounted by either 40% or 50%!
Talisman: Origins has a nice little 10% discount as a launch bonus!
Talisman: Prologue is discounted by a HUGE 80% so it’s well worth picking up to complete the set!
Nomad Games has also been streaming via Twitch (and Steam) as part of the promotion, showing off Talisman: Origins today, and they will be back online at 7pm (BST), so swing by and join them using the link below.
